Method of manufacturing displays



April 24, 1934. LAWRENCE 1,956,448

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAYS Filed June 1, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l 7 WWW Woe April 24, 1934. F. LAWRENCE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAYS Filed June 1, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z 1% 12 Ema. 8/ [a 1 u I 1- F r r A 5 5K f/ iflq 1 13" 4 c f B E/ 3 wu mam fled Lawrence Mme/13 Patented Apr. 24, 1934 UNITED STATES 1,956,448 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAYS Fred Lawrence, Pontiac, Mich., assignor to Max ODonnell, Pontiac, Mich.

Application June 1, 1932, Serial No. 614,834

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a method of manufacturing displays and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, the

expeditious and convenient producing of unusually distinctive, attractive and attention directing displays, such as signs, show cards, posters, announcements, warnings, notices, or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a thor- 9 oughly efficient and inexpensive method of producing very attractive displays for use as advertising and other purposes. 7

A further object of the invention is to provide,

in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a method 7 for the purpose referred to including in so removing a display former from a carrier, on which the display is completed, to prevent any possibility of impairing the appearance of the completed work.

To the above ends essentially, and to others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of a method of manufacturing displays which falls within the scope 'of the invention as claimed.

5 The drawings illustrate by way of example one form of an apparatus capable of being employed when carrying out a method, in accordance with this invention for manufacturing displays.

In the drawings: I

0 Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus and with the latter arranged in position when carrying out the second, third and fourth steps of the method.

Figure 2 is a. plan view of the apparatus and 5 with the latter arranged in position when carrying out the fifth step of the method to complete the display.

Figure 3 is an end view of the apparatus and with the latter in position at the completion of '49 the sixth step of the method.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the apparatus and with the latter in position at the completion of the final step of the method.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of the apparatus in plan illustrating a modified form of a completed display made in accordance with the method.

The form of apparatus, illustrated by way of example which is capable of being employed 0 when carrying out the method, includes a rectangular supporting element 1 for the work and a rectangular removing element 2 for the display former or formers. The elements 1, 2 are hinged together at one side, as at '3 and element 2 is arranged to be moved to and from superposed relation with respect to element 1. The elements are of like form. Element 1 includes a section 4 in the form of a casing of non-conducting material having arranged therein a fiat section 5 of any suitable construction capable of being magnetized. The work is to be mounted upon section 5. Element 2 includes a section 6 in the form of a casing of non-conducting material having arranged therein a fiat section 7 of any suitable construction capable of being magnetized. The

display former or formers are removed from the work by section 7. Leading to and electrically connected to the section 7 of element 2 are circuit connections 8, 9. Leading to and electrically k connected to the section 5 of element 1 are cirrangement referred to provides for selectively Q energizing sections 5, 7 independently of each other. The apparatus employed may be of the form as shown in my application filed June 1, 1932, Serial Number 614,833, but it is to be understood that any form of apparatus including a pair of sections capable of being energized or magnetized may be used when carrying out the method.'

The first step of the method consists in coloring that face of a display carrier or sign base 12 which is to be exposed. The carrier will consist of a thin web of any suitable material, such as paper, fabric, cardboard or metal. The colored exposed face of carrier 12 is indicated at 13 and parts of such colored face provides a colored display when the latter is produced. The apparatusat this time is to be extended to the position as shown in Figure 1, that is to say elements 1 and 2 are arranged in righted position with respect to each other. The carrier 12 with face 13 exposed is then placed fiatwise upon section 5 of element 1 which constitutes the second step of the method. The

means to form or create a display is termed a display former and indicated at 14. Such means is mounted at the desired point upon the colored face 13 of carrier 12. As illustrated, by way of example, a set of independent spaced solid formers 14 consisting of a series of letters to spell the word Goods is removably placed izing section 5 of element 1 which will alsoprovide for attracting the former or formers 14 thereto thereby holding the same in fixed position relative to section 5 and. carrier 12, and

providing for the clamping of the latter stationary upon section 5. v w

The fifth step of the method consists in spraying the exposed part or parts of the face 13 0f:

carrier 12 and the exposed surfaces of the former or formers 14 with a quick drying coloring composition of a color different from the color of the face 13 of carrier 12 to provide for such color of the exposed parts to beef a different color as at 13' with respect to the concealed part or parts of face 13'thereby providing the display 15 when the former or formers 14 are removed from carrier 12.

The sixth step of the method resides .in deenergizing section 5 to release former or formers 14 and carrier 12. The seventh step consists in moving element 2 from righted position to superposed relation with respect to element 1 and to superimposed position with'respect to former or formers 14. The eighth step resides in energizing or magnetizing section '7 of element 2 for the purpose of attracting the former or formers 14 to the inverted face of element 2. The ninth step consists in removing the former or formers 14 from off carrier 12'b-y shifting element 2 to righted position, while section 7 thereof is energized or magnetized, to the position shown in Figure 4 which carries the former or formers therewith. Section 7 is then de-energized to release the former or formers 14. The completed work is then removed from element 1.

The elements 1 and 2 can be of a size to enable the producing of a plurality of displays at one time.

If desired, after the completion of the fifth step of the method and before" removing the former or formers 14, a shading can be provided for the display by the application of a different colored composition 16 adjacent portions of the former or formers 14, and in this connection see display 1'? shown in Figure 5.

What I claim is:-

1. In a method of manufacturing a display, positioning a display carrier upon a non-energized electro-magnetic support to expose one face of the carrier, superimposing upon the carrier a display former to conceal a part of said face, energizing said support to couple the display former therewith by attraction thereby anchoring the carrier stationary, coloring the exposed part of said face and the exposed surfaces of the display former to provide the carrier with the display, de-energizing said support for releasing therefrom the display former and carrier, inverting from righted position to super-= imposed relation on the released display former and over the support a non-energized electromagnetic remover for the display former, energizing the. remover to couple to the inverted face thereof the display former by attraction, shifting the energized remover with the display former coupled thereto clear of the carrier and from overthe support and to'righted position, and then de-energizing the righted remover to release the display former from said face.

2. In a method of manufacturing signs, positioning a sign base upon a non-energized electromagnetic support to expose one face of the base, superimposing upon; said base in spaced relation independent letter forming elements. to conceal partsof said face, energizing said support to couple said elements therewithby attraction thereby anchoring said base stationary, coloring. the exposed portion of said face and the exposed surfaces-.of saidelements to provide the base with a sign, de-energizing said support for-releasingtherefrom said elements and base, inverting from righted position to superimposed relation on said released elements simultaneously and over the support a non-energized electro-magnetic remover for the display. former, energizing the remover to simultaneously couple to the inverted face thereof, said elements by attraction, shifting the remover with the said elements coupled to said face clear of the base and from over the'support and to righted position, and then de-energizing said righted remover to release said elements from said face.

FRED LAWRENCE. 

